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Trivia is a Fine Distracter

Distraction and re-direction are great skills for a parent to have in their parenting tool box. While we may learn to use these naturally with an active toddler—turning him away from trouble by distracting with a toy or a change in activity, as children get older, finding ways to re-direct and distract can get a bit tougher. One of the things I learned over the years is that discussions of popular culture or trivia serve as a fine distracter! When my children were little I could use songs, poems, a change in activity, all sorts of easy endeavors to re-direct … Continue reading →

Fourth of July Trivia

Most people will be eating, drinking, and celebrating this special occasion. If you’re looking for some activities to use during your Fourth of July celebration, why not challenge your friends to some Fourth of July Trivia? You might be surprised to learn just how much some know –or don’t know- about our great nation and its history. Here are ten questions (plus a bonus question) to get you started: 1. How many verses does the Star Spangled Banner have? 2. What is the last line of the last verse of our National Anthem? 3. Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner? … Continue reading →

Oscar Trivia

Okay, hopefully I have not overloaded you with Oscar blogs yet because here is another. Here are a few Oscar trivia questions. Some are pretty easy and some are not. The answers will be posted at the end of the blog. 1. There have only been three films to sweep the Oscars, winning Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director, and Best Screenplay. Can you name any of them? 2. What actress has receive the most Academy nominations and how many has she received? 3. Who were the oldest male and female nominees in the Best Actor and Actress … Continue reading →

Contest Results Are In – We Have a Winner!

Heather Long, you have won the media reviews contest! Send me a private message and we’ll discuss where you’d like me to ship your grand prize of a bath salt, hand lotion, and three lip glosses, courtesy of Scentiments. Wondering what the answers were? 1. What disease did Louisa May Alcott contract while working in an Army hospital? Louisa contracted typhoid after only a short time at the hospital. This really upset her; she had planned to stay her full term. 2. What was John Newbery’s nationality? John was British. 3. What did Eagle Woman change her name to? She … Continue reading →

Happy Halloween – Win Real Treats By Reading Media Reviews!

Why should kids have all the fun on Halloween? Why should they get all the treats? Now you can win free treats here on Families.com just by reading Media Reviews. How, you ask? I’ll tell you! My writing partner Jaime Egan and I have hidden clues in throughout our blogs for the month of October. Below is a list of questions. As you read through October’s blogs, you will find the answers to the questions. Jot them down and send a private message either to Jaime or myself with the answers included by November 8th. If all your answers are … Continue reading →

There’s More Than One Way To Skin A Cat: Ugh!

Does this idiomatic expression have anything to do with the cat having nine lives? After all, to lose one’s skin is a serious proposition and difficult to recover from even if we are dealing with a creature as resourceful and intelligent as a cat. But where did this expression come from and how is it related to of all things, the world of cooking? The expression, which has come to mean that there is more than one way to accomplish a task, has its roots in seafood cuisine preparation. It is not known exactly how old it is, but it … Continue reading →

Who Knows This Stuff? – Engagement Trivia

Want to be a hit at the next trivia game? Here are a few bits of engagement trivia that you may or may not have known. Can you say why we do what we do? Tie The Knot Leap Year Proposals Engagement Ring Bachelor Party Bridal Shower Don’t worry if you can’t, that’s what I’m here for. I’ve done some digging and some research and here’s some trivia to keep your friends and loved ones scratching their heads and saying: Who knows this stuff? Tying the Knot This euphemism for getting married dates back to Roman times when the bride … Continue reading →

Make the Most of TV and Music

While you probably try to limit the number of hours your children watch TV, they will likely watch more during summer vacation than they do throughout the year. In order to exercise their brains a little while they watch, try making up your own trivia games. Watch a show with your children and write down questions that pertain to the show during commercials. Have your children do the same. For small children, make up simple questions, but make the questions challenging for older children, such as asking for direct quotes, asking what color socks one of the characters was wearing, … Continue reading →

If Summer Vacation means Higher Grocery Bills

If your children generally eat free or reduced price breakfast and lunch at school, you are probably already preparing for higher grocery bills over the summer. When I worked at a preschool, many of our parents worried about the extra costs. Their children ate breakfast, lunch, and two snacks at school during the day. Many families didn’t know how they would absorb the costs of feeding their children those meals over the summer, especially those who had more than one child. We invited them to visit the free food pantry at the sponsoring church, and we also offered them tips … Continue reading →

Home Improvement Related Trivia

Test your knowledge of nails 1. Does a sixteen-penny nail cost sixteen cents? 2. About how long is a sixteen-penny nail? 3. Why is it called a sixteen penny nail? Test Your Knowledge of Color Trivia: 1. If you are angry, someone might say you are seeing _________. 2. Oprah starred in this movie: The Color ________. 3. If you are kind to others and treat them the way you want to be treated, you are observing the ___________ Rule. 4. When an alarm is sounded, it might be called a ________ alert. 5. Smoke on the Water was a … Continue reading →